Posts Tagged ‘ precious metals ’

Gloomy Dollar News Strengthens Precious Metals

Sep 24th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Commodities
Why are precious metals moving upwards? After all, the market smashed them down all summer as the dollar strengthened. The short answer is that right now gold and silver are the only decent game in town. Yes, there are a few other asset and income plays as well in the market. ...read more

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Invest Using the Gold Silver Market Ratio

Aug 14th, 2008 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Commodities, Investing Strategies
The relationship between silver and gold is an old and complicated one, but we recently ran across a new way to look at it that proves why silver is the precious metal to own even if gold jumps to $2,000 an ounce. Many “silverbugs” out there use a common price ratio ...read more

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Falling Oil Still Gives Us Investment Opportunities

Aug 12th, 2008 | By Byron King | Category: Commodities
On the energy front, we’ve seen several days of declining prices. Oil has led the way, falling from about $146 to $112. Coal and natural gas sold down, as well, as did many energy companies and service firms. So we’ve seen quite a tumble, led by declining oil. But then again, ...read more

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Junior Mining Companies

Nov 13th, 2007 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Investing Strategies
 Many of the top investors in the world, including Warren Buffett, have said again and again that it is important to diversify your portfolio. This holds especially true in times of economic downswings. As we see the dollar fall further every day, we have to think about how to protect ourselves ...read more

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